The RSS, the BJP’s ideological fount, too has campaigned for promotion of Indian languages for a long time, but has been careful to avoid being seen as a campaigner to make Hindi a unifying language or according it the status of a national language. read more

Union home Minister Amit Shah’s comments that people should increase the use of their mother tongue and also use Hindi to realise the dreams of Bapu (Mahatam Gandhi) and iron man Sardar Patel has stoked a controversy read more

A lot of what is great about India even today owes its origins to the princely order and the various states that they ruled. This is true of cricket, art and culture, handicrafts, folk traditions, industry, irrigation,textiles, tourism, and even institutions... read more

The home minister, in his reply, blamed the Congress for the situation in the state. On the one hand, the Congress accuses the BJP of trampling on democracy in J&K, and, on the other, when it was in charge, it imposed Article 356 (President’s rule) 93... read more

Shatrughan Sinha, who recently left BJP and joined Congress, on Friday lauded Muhammad Ali Jinnah along with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru, saying they all had a role to play for India’s independence. read more

In an election rally in Gujarat , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue in Gujarat was not intended to disrespect former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru read more